Poetry This maritime poem delves into the love and commitments of a sealskin-bound fisherman, torn between his love of his wife and the sea. You take her word: yes but you hide the sealskin. Do you think the sea is so strong in her veins you can’t believe her? …
Poetry In this debut by Freya Ewan, Roe V Wade is a stark look at the reality of reproductive rights and a poignant reminder of their importance. When i was young i used to dream of the names i would give to my twins that i would have; Luna and Saul, my little sun and …
Poetry My Brain Is Funny is a frank, yet humourous, poetic look at the reality of life with autism with all of its exhaustion, difficulties, and fun My brain is funny, it’s not like othersNot like my brothers’ not like my mother’sMy brain is funny, perhaps it’s all wrongI’ll maybe think about it, over my …
Poetry Hanna Louise’s Love Poem On The Victoria Line is chaotic and tender, depicting London and the ecstatic energy it imbues a relationship with. we are tiny cells in the bloodstream of london coursing through the blue line headed straight for its glorious heart. the train churns through darkness, coughs us up in the blackened …
Prose Duncan’s Last Request tracks three men in the highlands exploring trauma, companionship, and the unexpected tenderness of an old alcoholic. After a week of drunken arguments and even drunker confessions, we were surprised to learn that Duncan had fond memories of his childhood. Driving in the autumn, always late at night, with his father …
Prose A leisurely visit to a contemporary arts exhibition turns into an unexpected encounter. The Businessman’s Bluetooth cut out just as he was passing the glass door. His study, adjacent to John Lewis, was a minute away, but objects and materials glinted behind the wall-as-window. The art took the Businessman’s gaze, suspended it, stopped the …
Prose A tender love story, The Red Door plays with representations of memory and sensations to tell a story of enduring connection and affection. Taking a trip through the past of individual lives reveals more about a relationship – but is everything as it seems? One, crick, two, crick, three, crick. I feel the frosty blades of …
Prose A sharp snapshot of a seemingly mundane moment suffused with delicate poetry brings this simple act of delivery to life. I remember the flowers, mainly. Whatever else was in the van blurs back to the junction end of Bedford Road. Its back doors had gaped open, wound-like. The man standing inside seemed hell-bent on …
Prose A destabilising short story set in medieval Aberdeen.ì, The Spill examines the painful, manipulative, yet disconcertingly tender relationships between two generations of mothers and daughters. A fleeting insight into transgenerational trauma and complex grief. My mother forced the bread into her mouth. She devoured the tip of each loaf as I pulled them out …
Prose With his unmistakeable bite, Ian Macartney imagines Aberdeen as a dystopian abyss and in turn reflects upon the nature of the place. Aberdeen City Council are delighted to announce our next endeavour. After the unprecedented success of Development, our efforts will be bolstered two-fold, into the avenues of perpetuation and negation. We must continue ascension, while …
